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HP and Autonomy: Hewlett-Packard appears to be in a difficult position whatever a court rules on its disastrous purchase of the UK software group
1:36pm
Apple: not such a taxing issue
©Getty
Companies exist to please the people who own them
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I saw the best taxes of my generation ...
iDodge
Apple’s new killer product
Apple chief defends tax practices
Apple chief’s gamble pays off
5:48pm
SABMiller: EM boost
Emerging markets drive most of group’s 14% growth
SABMiller lifts revenues to $34.5bn
SABMiller sheds sparkle
©David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
10:28pm
Mortgage insurers: renewed interest
Investors regain taste for complex mortgage debt
Nationwide’s market share at record level
King warns Osborne over mortgage scheme
4:58pm
Financial transaction tax: don’t panic
Investors seem to be taking tax in their stride
Eurozone seeks ‘Tobin tax’ incentives
Robin Hood tax
A long shot
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11:30pm
Pfizer: split-off
Advantages of move outweigh complexities
Pfizer’s first-quarter sales fall 9%
Pfizer hints core drugs unit may be split
May 23, 2013
UK water utilities: plugging cash leaks
Squaring regulated, consistent returns with customer expectations
United Utilities rides tide of good news
©Bloomberg
May 23, 2013
Japan: is it rally so bad?
Less easy Fed and slowing growth in China dent market rally
John Authers
Origin of Japan rout lies in Washington
Appeal for calm after Japan share plunge
May 22, 2013
HP: managing expectations
One can squeeze cash out of a business, but what happens when there is no more juice?
HP turnround plan begins to show results
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May 22, 2013
Chesapeake: balance sheet hell
Daunting challenges lie ahead for new chief of US natural gas company
Anadarko executive to lead Chesapeake
May 22, 2013
Best Buy: money munching machine
Beat-up electronics retailer boasts modest return on capital
Best Buy and Home Depot sales contrast
Best Buy exits Carphone Europe venture
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